Chocolate
N doesn’t really have chocolate much. Pudding of some sort every day, cake a lot more frequently that I’d ever have had as a child, and lots of fruit, but chocolate less so. It’s amazing how quickly children decide they…
Food & Drink
We may have a problem with beef
Uh oh. For the second time this week, N has been fussy with food. Not just any food. Beef! What’s the issue, I hear you ask….he’s the son of a beef farmer. Oops. We had steak the other day, and…
New year new body
I’ve joined in with Liz’s ‘new year new body 2013‘ challenge. Having lost weight through being really disciplined before, I thought post birth it would be fairly straightforward to get back to it. Unfortunately I’d not counted on the ‘I’ve…
Cheese fiend
Toddlers obviously go through phases of liking and disliking foods. And lunch is really hard to get variety into them when you want it to be quick, and fit in with what’s easy for the rest of the family. We…
It’s Christmas…party
Today was our NCT group’s Christmas party for this year. We decided to do morning rather than afternoon as most of the toddlers sleep after lunch which means afternoons are a nightmare for timings of getting together. We decided to…
CAAAAAAKKKKKEEEE – making birthday cake
N loves cake. In fact, it seems like he’s a bit obsessed. Although he loves food full stop, and we all like cake so it’s not surprising he likes it too. Having a birthday weekend (mine), meant lots of baking…
Food cupboard staples I can’t live without
Food is really important in our lives. Being a full time working mum, blogging in my free time, as well as being a mum of a growing, permanently hungry child, and wife to a farmer with a physical job, it…
Magic microwave meringues recipe
We love meringues but if you just want to make eton mess it’s easier buying meringue nests. Make your own 2 ingredient microwave meringues
Salad for children?!
I mentioned a trip to Milton Keynes, but wanted to share my thoughts (read, incredulity!) at the children’s menu where we stopped for food. I decided that Jamie’s Italian might be nice to try as I’d eaten at one before…
How to get babies to eat cucumber (and other veg)
Tips on getting babies to try and eat cucumber and other vegetables without fussing.
Easter and more
We celebrated Easter two weekends in a row…let’s face it, where chocolate’s involved that’s not a bad thing! The weekend before, we hosted our latest NCT group get together. It was great to see everyone again as we only have…
